Quality control aspects of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole susceptibility tests of Escherichia coil strains ESCHERICHIA COLI SUSLARININ TMP/SMX DUYARLILIK TESTLERININ KALITE KONTROL ACISINDAN IRDELENMESI
Bulletin of Gulhane Military Medical Academy, cilt.38, sa.1, ss.39-44, 1996 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 1996
- Dergi Adı: Bulletin of Gulhane Military Medical Academy
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-44
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Antibiotic susceptibility, E. coli, Quality control
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole resistance in E. coli strains from patients with urinary tract infection has been emerging as an increasing clinical problem. Thus, in vitro antibiotic susceptibility test of E. coli strains have a special importance. Developments in the microbiological technology result a high level of quality assurance which yield more reliable susceptibility patterns with increased clinical response of antibiotic use in practice. Two different quality control regimes applied for the compatibility of routine test results to TMP/SMX resistant E. coli strains which were isolated from female outpatient patients with urinary tract infection. For statistical analysis, routine susceptible E. coli strains were also tested with same methods as a control group in the study. Resistant 56 E. coli strains were tested for TMP/SMX susceptibility on Balanced Sensitivity Test Medium (Difco-USA) and Mueller-Hinton Agar (GIBCO) with National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). Same strains were also tested with Analytical Profile Index (API) System Rapid ATB for antibiotic susceptibility. Streptococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 strain was used as a quality control monitoring bacteria. Routinely resistant 56 E. coli strains which as quality tested again with NCCLS and API methods were found 7.14 % and 19.71 % susceptible respectively. Our results showed the importance of quality control procedures in routinely used antibiotic susceptibility tests to obtain optimal results with appropriated antibiotic therapy.